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Nielsenicrinus japonicus

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Cainocrinidae

Taxonomy
Nielsenicrinus japonicus was named by Oji et al. (1996). Its type specimen is ME19811 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Shirasaki, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marine mudstone in Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Nielsenicrinus japonicus Oji et al. p. 965 figs. Figs. 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
classCrinoideaMiller 1821
subclassPentacrinoideaJaekel 1918
RankNameAuthor
infraclassInadunata(Wachsmuth and Springer 1897)
Cladida(Moore and Laudon 1943)
Eucladida
infraorderArticulata(Miller 1821)
orderIsocrinidaSieverts-Doreck 1952
suborderIsocrininaSieverts-Doreck 1952
familyCainocrinidaeSimms 1988
genusNielsenicrinus
speciesjaponicus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Nielsenicrinus japonicus Oji et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: upper-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2014-09-12 15:03:39
Modified: 2014-09-12 15:03:39
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Donovan 1994, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Japan (Kyushu) Nielsenicrinus japonicus (type locality: 204585)